[Vigilanteman]

None of these candidates looks likely to pull away and capture the majority of primary delegates before the party's nominating convention in Cleveland next July.

So wishes the Wall Street Journal as they pine for a brokered convention to nominate Jeb or some other Chamber of Commerce/Donor favorite.

But the truth of the matter is that the campaign is already down to four candidates (Trump, Carson, Cruz & Rubio) and Trump is much further ahead now than Romney was at this point four years ago.

The game is over if he cements a deal with any of the other three within the next three months. I'm cautiously optimistic that it won't be the putz Rubio.

[conservativejoy]

I would hope it wouldn’t be Rubio. Trump has whittled away at Rubio and Carson, so it would be hard to see either of them as his running mate.